#include <cmath>
#include <cstdio>
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;


int main() {
    /* Enter your code here. Read input from STDIN. Print output to STDOUT */
    long long n,m;
    cin >> n >> m;
    cout << (n - 1) + n * (m - 1) << endl;
    return 0;
}